The year 2015 set a record for mergers and acquisitions (M&A) activity with more than $2.1 trillion in deals reported in the United States.
Melissa Crowe of the Puget Sound Business Journal reported that Washington’s 50 largest deals of 2015 accounted for more than $17 billion. While the first quarter of 2016 has slowed, a recent survey by Deloitte reported 87 percent of respondents expected deal activity to sustain or increase over last year.
By Cliff Rudolph